Why does the Spanish language use H when it's silent anyway?

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So if the “h” is silent, why do we write it? Well… for several reasons. First, it represents an “f” that existed in Latin and was lost as Spanish evolved: filius>hijo; facere>hacer; formica>hormiga. Second, it was inherited from Latin where it was apparently pronounced:...
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So if the “h” is silent, why do we write it? Well… for several reasons. First,it represents an “f” that existed in Latin and was lost as Spanish evolved: filius>hijo; facere>hacer; formica>hormiga. Second, it was inherited from Latin where it was apparently pronounced: hora>hora; historia>historia. read less
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So if the “h” is silent, why do we write it? Well… for several reasons. First, it represents an “f” that existed in Latin and was lost as Spanish evolved: filius>hijo; facere>hacer; formica>hormiga. Second, it was inherited from Latin where it was apparently pronounced:...
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So if the “h” is silent, why do we write it? Well… for several reasons. First,it represents an “f” that existed in Latin and was lost as Spanish evolved: filius>hijo; facere>hacer; formica>hormiga. Second, it was inherited from Latin where it was apparently pronounced: hora>hora; historia>historia. read less
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The silent "H" in Spanish comes from Latin. In Latin, the "H" was pronounced, but over time, its pronunciation was lost in spoken Spanish while the letter remained in the written form. This silent "H" helps preserve the etymological history of the words.
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The silent "H" in Spanish comes from Latin. In Latin, the "H" was pronounced, but over time, its pronunciation was lost in spoken Spanish while the letter remained in the written form. This silent "H" helps preserve the etymological history of the words. read less
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